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Over the past 24 hours, a strong cold air mass from the north has continued moving southward and is expected to bring a deep freeze to northern Vietnam from the night of November 17.

Cau Giay Park in Hanoi has been renovated after an eight month upgrade costing more than VND 66 billion (approximately USD 2.5 million).

President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil will pay an official visit to Vietnam from November 18 to 22.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved VND 700 billion (approximately USD 26.56 million) for four central localities affected by recent storms.

The French Navy frigate Prairial, carrying 93 crew members, arrived at Tien Sa Port in Danang on November 14, 2025, for a six day courtesy visit.

Thousands of earthworms crawled onto the pavement of an urban area in Quang Ngai Province on November 14, unsettling residents who found the ground covered in dried worms.

Ho Chi Minh City's Metro Line 2 is now slated to start construction in January 2026 after new powers from the National Assembly fast-tracked approval and contractor selection.

A fisherman in Tay Ninh Province caught a more than one-metre crocodile in his river net, then handed it over to border guards for wildlife protection.

Coconut prices in the Mekong Delta have slumped after months of stability, slashing farmers' incomes and raising concern over how to absorb rising output.

Three US-made M117 bombs left from the war have been found in a field in Bac Ninh Province after a farmer reported a suspicious object, local military officials said.

Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh will make official visits to Kuwait and Algeria, and attend the G20 Summit in South Africa from November 16-24.

Hanoi traffic police have begun a citywide campaign against motorbike riders who cover or alter their number plates or use mobile phones while driving.

The Border Guard Command of Dong Thap, in coordination with relevant agencies, on November 13 received 57 Vietnamese citizens handed over by Cambodian authorities.

Influenza A cases have surged at Hanoi Children’s Hospital as the weather turns colder, with wards filling and an estimated 60 to 70 per cent of symptomatic clinic patients testing positive.

Streets in central Hanoi are again crowded with makeshift stalls and improvised car parks, pushing pedestrians into traffic despite repeated enforcement drives and fines.

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake in neighbouring Laos late on November 12 sent tremors through high-rise buildings in Hanoi and nearby provinces.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, who is on a two-day official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on the afternoon of November 12.

Hanoi will launch its first electric bike rental service later this month with 500 e-bikes operated by Tri Nam Digital Transport JSC.

Police in Danang’s An Khe Ward on November 12 returned belongings to two Russian tourists who left them on a coach.